---
id: 8057
title: "Challenges and Keys to Success for Today’s CISO from the Former CISO at the CIA"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/executive-blog/security-industry-trends/challenges-and-keys-to-success-for-todays-ciso-from-the-former-ciso-at-the-cia/"
published_at: "2020-05-19T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["risk-management", "policy", "ciso", "leadership", "governance"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8057"
lang: en
---

# Challenges and Keys to Success for Today’s CISO from the Former CISO at the CIA

## Summary

Former CIA CISO Robert Bigman recounts building the agency's CISO role from scratch, why governance and policy work were core duties, and how to recover from mistakes in high-stakes environments.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2020-05-19T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/executive-blog/security-industry-trends/challenges-and-keys-to-success-for-todays-ciso-from-the-former-ciso-at-the-cia/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8057